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ANALYSIS OF MOISTURE CONTENT VARIATION ON STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS PROPERTIES OF CEDRELLA ODORATA WOOD SPECIES

2022; Volume: 67; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.37763/wr.1336-4561/67.2.231240

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Vinícius Borges de Moura Aquino, LARISSA SORIANI ZANINI RIBEIRO SOARES, HELOIZA CANDEIA RUTHES, FELIPE NASCIMENTO ARROYO, IURI FAZOLIN FRAGA, ANDRÉ LUIS CHRISTOFORO, HERISSON FERREIRA DOS SANTOS, EDUARDO CHAHUD, LUIZ ANTONIO MELGAÇO NUNES BRANCO, Francisco Antônio Rocco Lahr,

Forest ecology and management

In order to analyze the influence of moisture content variation on Cedrella odoratawood specie on strength and stiffness properties, considering 12% moisture content up to fiber saturation point (FSP). Most of strength and stiffness properties analyzed were significantly influenced by moisture content according statistical analysis. ANOVA, Anderson Darling and Multiple comparison tests were used at 5% significance level. Considering that most of properties were affected by moisture content, the equations to estimate wood properties according moisture decrease are quite precise, but most of estimations were higher than experimental values at 12% moisture content, indicating the need of a standard review for such estimators, which may lead to an unsafe timber structure design.